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Medium:
Unglazed stoneware (“black basalt”)
Dimensions:
15.3 x 14.4 cm (6 x 5 11/16 in.)
Type:
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Jar and cover
Made in:
England
Date:
1780–90
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Cylindrical with entasis; molded projecting base and collar. Low domed cover with knob. Sides decorated in relief with two identical scenes of landscape and two greyhounds; band of ivy about cover, and lotus rosette on knob, in relief.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Accession Number:
1938-57-303-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47a7f1894-cfde-4321-8cc2-7fbc4fa70c37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-57-303-a_b